Regulatory

ARTBA is the leading regulatory advocate, regularly representing the industry’s views before the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies. ARTBA typically submits such comments 25 times per year.

ARTBA and 38 other trade associations warn the House Committee on Small Business that the EPA’s proposed rule on “Waters of the United States” violates regulatory safeguards and is based on a flawed economic analysis.

ARTBA warns the Hose Transportation & Infrastructure Committee that EPA’s proposed “Waters of the United States” Rule drastically expands federal regulatory authority and could lead to significant delays for transportation improvements.

ARTBA warns the Hose Committee on Small Business that EPA’s proposed “Waters of the United States” Rule drastically expands federal regulatory authority and could lead to significant delays for transportation improvements.

Before deciding whether or not to tighten existing NOx regulations, EPA must take account of what has already been achieved as well as improvements which have been approved but not yet fully implemented, ARTBA says.

ARTBA supports the proposed Federal Transit Administration guidance and believes it allows for the acquisition of a right-of-way prior to the completion of the environmental review process for transit capital projects.